What is recorded here

Inverugie Castle stands in Aberdeenshire as a medieval ruin beside an unknown harbour, its stones worn by salt and time. The exact purpose of the harbour remains unrecorded, leaving the castle suspended between fact and imagination. Perhaps it guarded a quiet trading lane, or perhaps it simply watched the sea while humans came and went. What is certain is that the castle still exists, marked on the national record and positioned within ten metres of truth.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverugie, Castle as Castle (medieval), Harbour (period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Inverugie Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Inverugie family, a prominent local landholding family in medieval Moray. The castle is remembered for its strategic location near the coast and its association with the region's turbulent history during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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